Blackbird Poetry

I knocked and you answered Then you invited me in. We had been dating once... And now we've decided to be friends. The apartment smelled of cheap cigarettes and booze and now there's only quietness here And there's nothing to lose! We decide to sit And shoot the breeze Have a few beers talking's such ease Your unshaven stubble Adds a brand new look Can't you stop looking so Se xy You've got me hooked. And your clothes are comfortable like our relationship - worn. i've got to get outta here before this turns into porn You're house is messy like it always was I used to take care of you Like the land of oz. You were my tinman And I was your girl We wanted a few totos Till it started to unfurl. Now I'm here in your midst And I can't concentrate on anything but you Why didn't it last?  Let's try a re-do.

I listened to my father   On my graduation day He said you're not getting younger And there's no time left to play.   But I wanted to explore Down in Mexico I wanted to sew my seeds And forget what it was all for And I was lost As a man has a right to be I was lost On my epic journey And it's time for me to wander To be hungry, wild and good. They'll ne'er understand me I'm just misunderstood. At his party,  My best friend said to me,  Tie the knot And build a family Cuz we don't have much longer To get started down this road Look-  dude you have Marcy You're at a crossroad. But I wanted to explore Down in Mexico I wanted to journey down See the city, Cuzco! And I was lost As a man has a right to be. And I was lost On my epic journey! And it's time for me to wander To be hungry wild and free It's time for me to lose myself-  Nowhere I'd rather be! And so